Henry S. Harris

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Henry S. Harris

Henry Schenck Harris (born December 27, 1850 in Belvidere , New Jersey , †  May 2, 1902 there ) was an American politician . Between 1881 and 1883 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Henry Harris attended the public schools of his home country and then studied at Princeton College until 1870 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1873, he began to work in this profession in Belvidere. In 1877 he was a District Attorney in Warren County . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1880 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Alvah A. Clark on March 4, 1881 . Since he was defeated by Republican Benjamin Franklin Howey in 1882 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1883 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Henry Harris practiced as a lawyer again. He died on May 2, 1902 in his birthplace Belvidere, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • Henry S. Harris in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Harris, Henry S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harris, Henry Schenck (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Belvidere , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1902
Place of death Belvidere , New Jersey